Keep your beverages cool this summer

With the summer golf season upon us, it's important to stay hydrated out on the course. It's also important to keep your favorite libation cool and refreshing for as long as possible. In the last few years, several great new options have become available. Here are a few of our favorites.

SIC

This was one of the newest offerings at this year’s PGA Merchandise Show. SIC (Seriously Ice Cold) is a brand that’s trying to do a little bit more than its competitors. Instead of selling just water bottles and tumblers, SIC is selling a lifestyle of cool.

The company has a variety of offerings including tumblers (12, 20, & 30oz options), stemless wine glasses, wine bottles, bottles (12 & 27oz options), and cocktail shakers. Everything is double-wall constructed, powder-coated, and have a lifetime warranty. Drinks stay cold for up to 24 hours. Our favorites have their patented ‘golf dimple’ finish.

YETI

With a start in the outdoor sports market, YETI has a big offering that includes water bottles, tumblers, coolers (both soft and hard), bags, and even chairs. All of YETI’s drinkware is made of 18/8 stainless steel that keeps your drink cold or warm for a long time.

The coolest (pun intended) offering from YETI is the Colster. If you’re a beer drinker, you’ll love that standard 12oz cans and bottles fit like a glove and lock into place with the special gasket. The perfect solution to keeping your beer from warming up.

HYDRO FLASK

Now this may be considered the first of the high-end bottle companies and it was started in Bend, Oregon. With years to refine their products, Hydro Flask truly has an excellent assortment of options that fit any need on the golf course.

Regardless of the style of container you get - bottles, tumblers, growler, or flask - you have choices in the type of lid you put on it. Flip top, solid enclosures, andstraws ensure you can get to your favorite drink easily.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR

Regardless of the brand you go with, here are a few of the features you need to make sure you have in a water bottle or tumbler.

• 18/8 Stainless Steel

• Powder Coat Finish (not paint)

• Lifetime Warranty

• Spill-proof lids

• Double-walled design

• Sweat resistant design

• BPA-Free and Phthalate Free

MORE GREAT BRANDS

• Klean Kanteen

• Tempercraft

• Takeya

• S’well